Zarma

The Zarma, also known as the Djerma, are a West African ethnic group from western Niger and from parts of northern Nigeria and Benin. The Zarma are predominantly Sunni Muslims, and they live in the arid Sahel region along the Nile River, engaging in livestock trading with the Fulani and Tuaregs. In 2017, there were 3,300,000 Zarma in Niger, 113,000 in Nigeria, 38,000 in Benin, 6,900 in Ghana, and 1,100 in Burkina Faso.